OmegaK2099
Gettin' It In
Because he was only 53 when he started Evolution. He was depicted as this over the hill crazy senior citizen in WCW toward the late 90s
How long did they portray Ric Flair as an Old Man?
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I SAW THIS THREAD
ON THE COLI MAIN PAGE
SO ILL GIVE MY 2 CENTS
LATE 40S USED TO
BE OLD MAN STATUS FOR
A WRESTLER BUT NOW DUDES
HAVE HUNG AROUND FOR SO LONG
LATE 40S ISNT OLD ANYMORE
OmegaK2099
Gettin' It In
He was seen as this old guy in WCW yet hogan was somehow seen as "cool" when they're only 4 years apart in age
The Hollywood Blondes were calling Flair old in the early 90s after he had comeback from the WWF.
Bugzbunny129
All Star
Guys in thw prime 90s hogan era being 45-50 meant ya done
They needed the old timers because the younger guys dont gave the star power, so they had guys like taker and shawn go way into their 50s and now its normal.
They needed the old timers because the younger guys dont gave the star power, so they had guys like taker and shawn go way into their 50s and now its normal.
Marlo Barksdale
Really out chea
By 1993 Flair was pretty much the only one from the inaugural Starrcade ‘84 card still active.
Heck Jim Herd was already trying to phase him out in 1990.
He was pretty much the last reminder of that NWA era with the same gimmick.
Heck Jim Herd was already trying to phase him out in 1990.
He was pretty much the last reminder of that NWA era with the same gimmick.
OmegaK2099
Gettin' It In
Makes sense to call Arn Anderson old over Ric, But what's crazy is Arn is only 66 now and Ric is 75
It's kinda funny that this thread exists because one of the last things my grandfather said to me lucid was regarding ric. We used to watch wrestling together as a kid and this was around the time that the rock came back in 2011. So I'm telling him the rock was back and he didn't really care, but then he locks on the TV and ric is there. And he asks me if that was like ric flair and I'm like yeah. And he hits me with and he's still wrestling? And i really didnt have an answer for him
Art Barr
INVADING SOHH CHAMPION
Ric was always viewed as old.
Even when I was a kid tho.
It doesn't matter.
Flair was mostly fye at any age.
Plusbhis booking challenged you. Although sometimes to iron gauntlet. That the nwa being a better product. Never had a gateway star because ric was a scourge with rhe title and the book. Yet ric still put on classics that are all time top five tho.
shyt after he left wwe. He still had classics inring with Mick to Jay lethal. As well as probably the definitive 2000 promo with lethal and the woo off.
Art Barr
Even when I was a kid tho.
It doesn't matter.
Flair was mostly fye at any age.
Plusbhis booking challenged you. Although sometimes to iron gauntlet. That the nwa being a better product. Never had a gateway star because ric was a scourge with rhe title and the book. Yet ric still put on classics that are all time top five tho.
shyt after he left wwe. He still had classics inring with Mick to Jay lethal. As well as probably the definitive 2000 promo with lethal and the woo off.
Art Barr
Long Live The Kane
Tyrant Titan
I was thinking about this the other day about its wild how Edge is in a main event program for the world title and Jeff Jarrett was on his “improbable last world title contender final run”…and they’re both in their 50s a couple years apart…then I see this thread and find out they’re both older than Flair was in his final WCW run, and the same age basically or older than him in Evolution
The Entity
Pro
He's always looked old AF. I honestly think it's the 'legendary' steady cardio, it ages you when it's that extreme. Before anyone comes at me, look at marathon runners.
The Burning
Pro
'93, I think, when he just came back to WCW and was feuding with Vader